Did Secretariat win the Travers Stakes?
Horses like Man o’ War and Secretariat lost at Saratoga; and a horse named Jim Dandy won the 1930 Travers Stakes over that year’s Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox at the shocking odds of 100-1. The feat earned Jim Dandy both a race and bar named in his honor at Saratoga.
Why do they call it the run happy Travers?
The race is named for William R. Travers, the first president of Saratoga who won the iaugural running in 1864 with a horse named Kentucky. The race has had gaps in its history and was not run in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1911, and 1912.
What horse won the Travers at Saratoga?
Essential Quality
Belmont States winner Essential Quality won the 152nd running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, holding off Midnight Bourbon in a stirring stretch duel. Aug.
Where is the Travers horse race?
Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs
Travers Stakes
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
| Inaugurated | 1864 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | NYRA / Travers |
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Where is the Travers horse Race?
What race number is the Travers?
152nd
Horse Racing Odds And Predictions The Travers is a Grade 1 race at Saratoga and restricted for 3-year-olds. The 2021 race is the 152nd edition and offers a purse of $1,250,000. Nicknamed the ‘Midsummer Derby’, the Travers has been contested at the classic 1 1/4 mile distance since 1904.
Who is the fastest racehorse of all time?
Winning Brew
This is a Guinness World Record was achieved by a horse called Winning Brew. She was trained by Francis Vitale in the United States. The race was recorded at the Penn National Race Course, Grantville, Pennsylvania, United States. Winning Brew covered the quarter-mile (402 metres) in 20.57 seconds.